IRREGULAR VERBS: A REFERENCE LIST M ne nemonic monic Rhyming Groups
M r. H ani Al Tahrawi
L earni ng can be f un wi th M nemonics! When we were were ki ds, ds, rh ymin g songs songs and phr ases ases were were some some of of t he gimmi cks use used to make us remembe rememberr di f ferent th i ngs. ngs. I h ope sorti ng these these I r regul ar Ver bs in to rh ymin g groups can help you memori ze them in a short short peri peri od of time. Actually some some groups can be memorize memorized d in ONL Y 10 SECONDS!! ! H ave a look at Group 3 ! ! ! SIMPLE FORM
SIMPLE PAST
PAST PARTICIPLE
SIMPLE FORM
Group 1 r ing sing sink dr ink shr ink swim begin r un
r ang sang sank dr ank shr ank swam began r an
fed led bred read* (Pronounced as red ) sold told slid held
PAST
PAST PARTICIPLE
Group 5 r ung sung sunk dr unk shr unk swum begun r un
bend send lend spend build slee p kee p cree p wee p swee p
bent sent lent spent built slept kept crept wept swept
bent sent lent spent built slept kept crept wept swept
fed led bred read sold told slid held
leap feel mean dream meet leave lose burn
leapt (leaped) felt meant dreamt /(dreamed) met left lost burnt /(burned)
leapt (leaped) felt meant dreamt /(dreamed) met left lost burnt /(burned)
Group 2 feed lead breed read sell tell slide hold
SIMPLE
Group 6 Group 3 hit fit spit knit quit let set upset shut cut put cost hurt spread broadcast
hit fit spit (spat) knit /(knitted) quit let set upset shut cut put cost hurt spread broadcast
hit fit spit (spat) knit /(knitted) quit let set upset shut cut put cost hurt spread broadcast
hang
hung
hung
hang (to kill) d ig shoot stand understand stick str ik e sit win mak e pay lay say light f ind found
hanged dug shot stood understood stuck str uc uck sat won made pai d lai d sai d lit / (lighted) ou nd f ou nd ed found ed
hanged dug shot stood understood stuck str uc uck sat won made pai d lai d sai d lit / (lighted) f ou ound ed found ed
Group 4 buy fight seek think bring teach catch
bought ought f ought sought thought br ought ought taught caught
Group 7 bought ought f ought sought thought br ought ought taught caught
thr ow gr ow blow dr aw withdr aw fly know
thr ew gr ew blew dr ew withdr ew flew knew
thrown grown blown drawn withdrawn flown known
SIMPLE FORM
SIMPLE PAST
PAST PARTICIPLE
SIMPLE FORM
SIMPLE
Group 8 wr ite choose fr eeze speak awake br eak steal r ide r ise shak e tak e overtak e mist ak e f all forget hide shave bite beat swear tear wear weave forbid give forgive dr ive eat get prove show wake
wr ote chose fr oze spok e awoke br ok e stole r ode r ose shook took overtook mist ook f ell forgot hid shaved bit beat swor e tor e wor e wove forbade gave forgave dr ove ate got proved showed woke/waked
PAST
PAST PARTICIPLE
Group 9 writ ten chosen fr ozen spok en awoken br ok en stolen ridden risen shaken taken overtaken mistaken fallen forgotten hidden shaven/shaved bitten beaten swor n tor n wor n woven forbidden given forgiven driven eaten got/ gotten proven/ proved shown woken/waked
dive do go
dived/dove did went
dived done gone
hear have (be) am , is , are
hear d had was, were
hear d had been
come become overcome
came became overcame
come become overcome
see saw
saw sawed
seen sawn
lie lie lay
lied lay laid
lied lain laid
/(sawed)
Mr . Hani M . Tahrawi, March, 2012
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